Study characteristics | Patients characteristics (Expose/control) | |||||||
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Author/year | Study location | Period of enrollment | Study design | Subjects | Age | Male | Fracture type | Right side |
Stephen et al. [9] | Canada | 1997–2000 | RCT | 45/42 | 30 ± 15/34 ± 14 | 26/31 | Femoral shaft fractures | 23/23 |
Xue et al. [10] | China | 2009–2010 | RCT | 60/60 | 77.3/75.7 | 26/29 | Intertrochanteric fractures | 21/23 |
Rashid et al. [11] | Karachi | 2012–2013 | RCT | 37/37 | 36 ± 16.17/ 38 ± 17.73 | 26/29 | Femoral shaft fractures | 21/20 |
Sahin et al. [12] | Turkey | 2014–2014 | RCT | 30/34 | 76.5 ± 10.2/74.8 ± 10.5 | 11/18 | Intertrochanteric fractures | 17/21 |
Sonmez et al. [13] | Turkey | 2011–2013 | RCT | 37/36 | 78 ± 6/78 ± 6 | - | Intertrochanteric fractures | – |
Yuan et al. [14] | China | 2015–2018 | RCT | 17/17 | 43.00 ± 14.73/44.12 ± 12.77 | 10/9 | Femoral shaft fractures | – |
Dogan et al. [15] | Turkey | 2018–2019 | RCT | 40/40 | 81.45 ± 8.21/79.95 ± 8.23 | 12/11 | Intertrochanteric fractures | 18/18 |